Joe Sonka 😐
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State government reporter for @kentuckypublicradio.org — @lpm.org, @weku.bsky.social, WKYU/Bowling Green, @wkmsfm.bsky.social. Berry/Buck/Mills/Stipe/BBN. Did a Pulitzer many years ago.
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The U.S. Dept. of Education was supposed to monitor Jefferson County Public Schools until 2026 for overdisciplining Black students. Once Trump took office, they stopped answering the district’s emails. From @storiesbyjess.bsky.social
U.S. Dept. of Education ghosts JCPS during civil rights monitoring
The U.S. Dept. of Education was supposed to monitor JCPS until 2026 for overdisciplining Black students. Once Trump took office, they stopped answering the district’s emails.
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December 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The U.S. Dept. of Education was supposed to monitor Jefferson County Public Schools until 2026 for overdisciplining Black students. Once Trump took office, they stopped answering the district’s emails. From @storiesbyjess.bsky.social
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Y’all ever walk into a public restroom and immediately whisper “Jesus Christ”
December 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Y’all ever walk into a public restroom and immediately whisper “Jesus Christ”
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These Louisville stories are notable because they left an indelible mark on the city over the last year. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
The Louisville news stories that defined 2025
These Louisville stories are notable because they left an indelible mark on the city.
www.lpm.org
December 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
These Louisville stories are notable because they left an indelible mark on the city over the last year. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
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Beyond passing a two-year state budget, the GOP supermajority of the Kentucky General Assembly plans to advance bills addressing education, data centers, immigration and housing in the 2026 session. Here’s a look ahead at the policy agenda of #kyga26
Education, data centers, immigration and housing: The 2026 Kentucky legislative agenda
Beyond passing a two-year state budget, the GOP supermajority of the Kentucky General Assembly plans to advance bills addressing education, data centers, immigration and housing in the 2026 session.
www.lpm.org
December 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Beyond passing a two-year state budget, the GOP supermajority of the Kentucky General Assembly plans to advance bills addressing education, data centers, immigration and housing in the 2026 session. Here’s a look ahead at the policy agenda of #kyga26
“Kentucky’s primary pension fund for state workers continued its slow, steady recovery in 2025, although it’s still in worse shape than nearly any public pension fund other than the city of Chicago’s.“ From Cheves:
Whatever happened to KY’s state pension crisis? It’s slowly improving, at great cost
Kentucky is shoveling billions of dollars into its state pension fund and gradually, year by year, reducing its unfunded pension liability.
www.kentucky.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:49 AM
“Kentucky’s primary pension fund for state workers continued its slow, steady recovery in 2025, although it’s still in worse shape than nearly any public pension fund other than the city of Chicago’s.“ From Cheves:
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this is such a funny email to send millions of people several times per week
December 29, 2025 at 2:32 AM
this is such a funny email to send millions of people several times per week
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Adam Raine’s life hurtled toward tragedy soon after he began talking with ChatGPT about homework. Analysis of his ChatGPT account shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
74 suicide warnings and 243 mentions of hanging: What ChatGPT said to a suicidal teen
Analysis of high-schooler Adam Raine’s ChatGPT account by attorneys for his parents shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Adam Raine’s life hurtled toward tragedy soon after he began talking with ChatGPT about homework. Analysis of his ChatGPT account shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
Urgent Dork Signal
Totally normal fundraising email from Michigan GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers:
December 28, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Urgent Dork Signal
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Totally normal fundraising email from Michigan GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers:
December 28, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Totally normal fundraising email from Michigan GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers:
I missed the Pop Tarts Bowl, the only bowl that matters
December 28, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I missed the Pop Tarts Bowl, the only bowl that matters
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SLAMMIN STRAWBERRY REFUSES TO GO TO MOUTH HEAVEN
December 28, 2025 at 12:17 AM
SLAMMIN STRAWBERRY REFUSES TO GO TO MOUTH HEAVEN
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Another Pop-tart sacrifice 🫡
December 28, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Another Pop-tart sacrifice 🫡
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I somehow missed this www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/...
December 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I somehow missed this www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/...
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Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Published Oct. w/ @readfrontier.bsky.social
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Published Oct. w/ @readfrontier.bsky.social
Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drin...
www.propublica.org
December 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Published Oct. w/ @readfrontier.bsky.social
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Published Oct. w/ @readfrontier.bsky.social
How some people spent their Christmas
December 26, 2025 at 4:29 AM
How some people spent their Christmas
Gonna be a long long wait for the next season of Pluribus
December 26, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Gonna be a long long wait for the next season of Pluribus
“Corncob-style pipe… corn cob holder”
Careful playing cornhole, kids
Careful playing cornhole, kids
What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year? | Defector
This is the time of year to be grateful for not having things stuck in our asses, and to think of those less fortunate than us. So spare a thought for those Americans who misjudged the capacity of the...
defector.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
“Corncob-style pipe… corn cob holder”
Careful playing cornhole, kids
Careful playing cornhole, kids
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Trump: I am fine. You sound beautiful and cute. How old are you?
Caller: I am eight
Caller: I am eight
December 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Trump: I am fine. You sound beautiful and cute. How old are you?
Caller: I am eight
Caller: I am eight
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Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself. For @reuters.com
Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and stra...
www.reuters.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself. For @reuters.com
I have in my hand a list of 205 Martha’s Vineyard farmers market vendors
December 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I have in my hand a list of 205 Martha’s Vineyard farmers market vendors
I think she does?
Bari Weiss just sent this Christmas Eve email to the CBS News staff about "building trust," which includes her tripling down on spiking the CECOT piece "to make sure it's comprehensive and fair."
One CBS staffer tells me: "She really has no idea how insulting she comes across."
One CBS staffer tells me: "She really has no idea how insulting she comes across."
December 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I think she does?
ICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in ‘warehouses’
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
December 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
ICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in ‘warehouses’
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Riley Gaines was paid $474,313 by a conservative nonprofit last year. High bar now set for the OU student.
Leadership Perks: Riley Gaines Scored Big Bonus From Nonprofit
Gaines, the former Kentucky swimmer turned OutKick commentator, banked $474,313 from the conservative political organization in 2024.
www.sportico.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Riley Gaines was paid $474,313 by a conservative nonprofit last year. High bar now set for the OU student.